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Best Treasurer

26 Aug 2014

Q. Which of the following do you think has been Australia’s best Treasurer?

  

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Paul Keating

23%

36%

12%

21%

29%

Peter Costello

30%

16%

54%

18%

24%

Wayne Swan

8%

16%

3%

8%

6%

Joe Hockey

5%

10%

1%

4%

Don’t know

35%

33%

21%

52%

38%

Of the four options given, 30% think Peter Costello has been Australia’s best Treasurer and 23% think Paul Keating had been the best Treasurer.

36% of Labor voters favour Paul Keating and 54% of Liberal/National voters favour Peter Costello.

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